Bug 2230959 (CVE-2023-32003)

Summary: CVE-2023-32003 nodejs: fs.mkdtemp() and fs.mkdtempSync() are missing getValidatedPath() checks
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Mauro Matteo Cascella <mcascell>
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A vulnerability was found in NodeJS. This security issue occurs as fs.mkdtemp() and fs.mkdtempSync() can be used to bypass the permission model check using a path traversal attack. This flaw arises from a missing check in the fs.mkdtemp() API, and the impact is a malicious actor could create an arbitrary directory.
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Bug Depends On: 2233396    
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Description Mauro Matteo Cascella 2023-08-10 10:10:26 UTC 
fs.mkdtemp() and fs.mkdtempSync() can be used to bypass the permission model check using a path traversal attack. This flaw arises from a missing check in the fs.mkdtemp() API and the impact is a malicious actor could create an arbitrary directory. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20.

Security Advisory:
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/august-2023-security-releases#fsmkdtemp-and-fsmkdtempsync-are-missing-getvalidatedpath-checks-lowcve-2023-32003
Comment 1 Product Security DevOps Team 2023-08-10 15:15:16 UTC 
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-32003
Comment 2 Sandipan Roy 2023-08-22 07:15:03 UTC 
Created nodejs20 tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-38 [bug 2233396]